2. Have as a main verb
Possession, illnesses, relationships (non-action verb)
I have a house, I have a cold, I have a large family
Have + object
have a bath, a drink, a shower, breakfast… (action verb)
Have to (obligation)
Have something done
e.g have my hair cut, have my car repaired, have my eyes tested…
3. Have as an auxiliary verb
Have got = possession = have
I have got a house/have you got a house?/I haven’t got a house
Do not use it in the past (had got)
Have got to= specific obligation in informal English
I’ve got to make a phone call, I’ve got to go now
Have as an auxiliary for perfect tenses
4. Idioms
To have it out with sb ( talk openly about it)If you have it out or have things out with
someone, you discuss a problem or disagreement very openly with them, even if it means having an argument,
because you think this is the best way to solve the problem.
Be having sb on/Having me on (play a joke) If you are having someone on, you are
pretending that something is true when it is not true, for example as a joke or in order to tease them.
Have a go (try)
Have a laugh (enjoy yourself)
Have had it with (have had enough of sb or sth)If you say that you have had it, you mean
that you are very tired of something or very annoyed about it, and do not want to continue doing it or it to
continue happening.
5. Idioms
Have it in for sb If someone has it in for you, they dislike you and try to
cause problems for you.
Have it in you (feel capable of doing something)
